topic Re: Adding date to a filename in Operating System - Microsoft

Adding date to a filename

TheJuiceman — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 18:27:29 GMT

In DOS, how do you make a copy of a file and add the current date to the filename? Something like this....

copy file.bat file..bat

Thanks

Re: Adding date to a filename

Jon Finley — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 23:57:50 GMT

Can't be done using built-in tools...

Try using the XSET utility from http://xset.tripod.com

rem DATEFILE.bat
rem Makes a Text File with the Current Date as the Name

C:\BATCH\DOS\XSET CUR-DATE DATE YY-MM-DD
REM > %CUR-DATE%.TXT

This will make a zero-byte file which name will be in the format
of "Year-Month-Day". That keeps similar files in chronological order.
You may then load it into an editor and add text.

Jon

Re: Adding date to a filename

Sanjay Kumar Suri — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:22:26 GMT

Hello

Following will work
set dd=%date:~0,2%
set mm=%date:~3,2%
set yy=%date:~6,4%
copy file.bat file.%dd%%mm%%yy%.bat

Sanjay Suri

Re: Adding date to a filename

Sanjay Kumar Suri — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 02:01:13 GMT

Without set following command is also working.

copy file.bat file.%date:~0,2%%date:~3,2%%date:~6,4%.bat

Thanks.

sks

Re: Adding date to a filename

Jon Finley — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 02:18:53 GMT

You tried this in DOS?

Not the NT/2000/XP command prompt, but under Win 98/95 (7.0) DOS or 6.22 MS-DOS?

Jon

Re: Adding date to a filename

Jon Finley — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 02:24:44 GMT

Bobby... maybe I'm miss-reading your question. I understood you to ask how to do it under DOS. If you're asking how to do this within the CMD prompt of NT/2000/XP, then Sanjay has answered your question. In addition, there are several other postings in the MS forums across the last 2 years that discribe various other ways of creating a filename timestamp under NT/2000/XP.

Let us know what DOS version or OS you REALLY want to work this in.

Jon

Re: Adding date to a filename

TheJuiceman — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 19:14:35 GMT

Thanks everyone for the responses. What Sanjay suggested worked PERFECTLY!!! Thanks again for all of the help, guys!!! This forum is incredible!!!

Re: Adding date to a filename

Sanjay Kumar Suri — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 00:04:22 GMT

Hello Bobby

I am glad my solution worked for you.
Apart from appreciation, your libral allocation of points to my answer will help me inch towards my first cap.

Thanks.

sks

Re: Adding date to a filename

Melis Bilsel — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:50:52 GMT

what if i also want to hour minute information in my filename like :file28022008114501
(fileddmmyyyyhh24miss)
any help would be appreciated

Re: Adding date to a filename

Jon Finley — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:07:25 GMT

Use the %time% variable along with the formatting options from above.

Jon